Bar seat or stool.



No. 689,863. Patented Dec. 31, I901. J. EHMANN &. F. H. ST-UEBLE.

B'AR SEAT 0R STOOL.

(Application filed Oct. 27, 1900.)

(No Model.)

INVENTORS:

WITNESSES:

Jinnah. fimmnlilienny Stwchl e, BY A ATTORNEYS THE uanms vtrzns co, Puoraurna, WA5NINETOM DV 0.

JAKOB EIIMANN, OF KEARNY,

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE. Y

AND FRANK HENRY STUEBLE, OF NEVARK,

NET/V JERSEY.

BAR SEAT OR STOOL.

sr'scirrcnrron formingpart of Letters Patent No. 689,863, dated December 31, 1901.

I Application filed October 2'7, 1900. Serial No. 34,551. (No model.)

ToaZZ whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, J AKOB EHMANN,resid ing at Kearny, in the county of Hudson, and FRANK HENRY STUEBLE, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex, State of New Jersey, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bar Seats or Stools; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the adjustment of a seat to enable'it to be" brought to an elevated and'forward position convenient to he sat upon in front of a bar or counter and,when no longer needed, to be lowered and forced back beneath the said bar or counter to a position at which it will not interfere with'those standing in front of said bar or obstruct the passage or space thereat and to secure other advantages and results, some'of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved seatfor use in front of counters, bars, 850., and in seat being shown raised and drawn forward to be sat upon; and'Fig. 3 is a view showing the lower part of the seat in plan and the upper parts partly released from said lower part and turned upside down.

In said drawings, 0. indicates a hollow or tubular leg or standard, flanged at the bottom to rest upon the floor with firmness and adapted to be bolted or otherwise fixed with security, so that when sat upon in the manner hereinafter described the seat will not tilt or upset, and provided at the top with an inclined head I), cast integral with said leg or standard. The said inclined head b is shown in plan in Fig. 3 and provides a slideway to receive and guide a sliding section a, said section being held thereon in an inclined position, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, bya cover d, which is fastened to'the head by screws d or other means and incloses said section and forms with the head anapproximately tubular socket. Said head I) is open, as at g, to permit a passage to a rope or similar connectione, by means of which the sliding seat-sup port 2" i is connected to a weight f, lying in the tubular leg, for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. The lower end of the socket or tube formed by the head and cover is closed by an end piece h, which serves as a stop for the section 0 and seat-supporting rod, while the upper end of said socket is open to per mit the limited withdrawal of the said section and the turned lower end of the said seatsupporting rod 1'. The said seat-supporting rod z'is bent, the upper part c" standing vertical to receive the seat board or plate j, while the lowerpart i is inclined and lies at an obtuse angle to said vertical part and lies telescopicallyin the section a. The sections 0 i are angular in cross-section, or so thatthey will not turn axially, and'the outward longitudinal movements are limited by stops it, which engage cooperating stops it to prevent entire withdrawal. When the parts are drawn out, as in Fig; 2, the friction of one part on another prevents'a downsliding of the sections and the'seat-plate will be held up against the weight of the sitter; but when relieved of this weight and by pushing the seat backward with a gentle uplift the said seat may be lowered and pushed back beneath the'projecting bar, where it will not interfere with those standing at said bar.

The backsliding of the parts is facilitated by the weight f, attached to the seat-support by the cord or wire 6, which draws on the lower end of said support and renders the back movement very easy. Thus the slight backward push by a finger will lower the seat-plate. The cord preferably passes over an idle pulley Z, and slots or grooves m n are sage for said cord to the part 1' to which it is attached.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new is- 1. The improved seat, comprising a leg or standard a, having a head with inclined slide- Ways or bearings, telescopic seat-plate-supporting sections slidably supported on said slideways or bearings and a seat-plate carried on one of said telescopic sections, substantially as set forth.

2. The improved seat, comprising a leg or standard havinga head with an inclined slideway or bearing, telescopic sections adapted to slide in said head, one of said sections being bent and provided at its top with a seatplate, substantially as set forth.

3. The improved seat comprisinga leg or standard having an inclined head, telescopic sections adapt-ed to slide on said head, one

of said sections being provided with a seatstandard having an inclined head, and acover forming a socket with said head, a sliding,

section 0, arranged in said socket, a bent rod arranged in said section 0, at its lower end and at its upper end having the seat-plate substantially as set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 22d day 1 of October, 1900.

JAKOB EHMANN. FRANK HENRY S'lUEBLE. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, 0. l5. PITNEY. 

